Loving Arcadia 12%!

[MoonsAreBlue]

After reading around here, I learned that my uvb bulb was no good. I quickly bought an Arcadia 12% for my beardie and I really think she loves it! She's been more active and she doesn't hide on the cool side as often. It lights up the terrarium really well too, but I feel like some of that may be because of the reflectors that I got in the fixture. I also like that it doesn't need to be replaced quite as often. Lightyourreptiles recommends at least once per year, and I've heard people replacing them every 8-9 months. I still plan on getting a uvb meter to see when it drops though.

Does anyone else have Arcadia and how do you like it compared to the Reptisun 10.0?

(Also if anyone knows of a good, decently priced uvb meter, I would be grateful!)

 

[drakedragon]

After reading around here, I learned that my uvb bulb was no good. I quickly bought an Arcadia 12% for my beardie and I really think she loves it! She's been more active and she doesn't hide on the cool side as often. It lights up the terrarium really well too, but I feel like some of that may be because of the reflectors that I got in the fixture. I also like that it doesn't need to be replaced quite as often. Lightyourreptiles recommends at least once per year, and I've heard people replacing them every 8-9 months. I still plan on getting a uvb meter to see when it drops though.

Does anyone else have Arcadia and how do you like it compared to the Reptisun 10.0?

(Also if anyone knows of a good, decently priced uvb meter, I would be grateful!)

ive always used the arcadia 12% uvb tube lights, but ive recently found that arcadia do a mercury vapour bulb, which emits, heat, light, uva and uvb

 

[zandi202]

I know you can rent a UVB meter from Cheryl and:
a) it comes with packaging to return it and you get 150 of the 175 you spent back
b) you can also keep it since it is paid for already